Kimberly Rodgers

Center Administrator, Center for Community Resilience

School: Milken Institute School of Public Health

Department: Global Health

Contact:

Email: Kimberly Rodgers

Kim Rodgers (she/her) is the Program and Communications Manager at the Center for Community Resilience at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. With a passion for equity and justice, she oversees the Building Community Resilience program, providing capacity-building and technical assistance to multi-sector networks and stakeholders working to create healthy, resilient communities by addressing trauma and fostering equity.

Prior to joining the Center, Kim spent five years as the communications manager at the National Association of County and City Health Officials, supporting local public health practice by promoting programs, tools and resources, and trainings developed by and for local health departments across a range of topics, including: HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis; emerging infectious diseases; immunization; emergency preparedness; and informatics. Kim has a Masters’ in Health Communication from George Mason University.

Special Interests:

Exploring the ways that narratives are used to justify or obscure inequity
Co-creating public narratives that advance equity and social justice

Expertise

Health Communication